Mrs Canning has a studio on Cheyne Walk

She paints there every day

I often watch her work from my bedroom window

She mainly paints landscapes red and green

Which I am told are very popular

My father has a Bridget Riley on his library wall

I like this work very much but I prefer

Mrs Canning’s red and green landscapes

My college work takes up all my time at present

But my father has promised me one of her paintings

If I graduate to the best of my ability

I plan I hope to buy a second one when I am able

And hang it on my library wall for my son to admire